Floor-flange for water-closet bowls and the like.



No. 826,638. PATENTBD JULY 24, 1906. R. O. WILSON & W. H. 'SOHULTE.FLOOR FLANGE FOR WATER CLOSET BOWLS AND THE LIKE.

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THE ave/ems PETE PATENTED JULY 24. 1906. R. 0. WILSON & W. H. SCHULTE.FLOOR FLANGE FOR WATER CLOSET BOWLSAND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED DEU- B. 1904.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROLLIN O. WILSON, OF MOUNT VERNON, NEW YORK, AND WILLIAM H.

SOHULTE, OF TRENTON, NEW JERSEY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 24:, 1 906.

Application filed December 8, 1904. Serial No. 235.933.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, ROLLIN O. WILsoN, residing at Mount Vernon,Westchester county, New York, and WILLIAM H. SonULrE, residing atTrenton, Mercer county, New Jersey, citizens of the United States, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Floor- Flanges for WaterCloset Bowls and the Like, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact description.

Our invention relates to improvements in floor-flanges particularlyuseful for watercloset bowls.

The object of our invention is to provide a means whereby an effectiveand durable liquid and gas tight joint may be made between a bowl and asoil-pipe, the said joint being equally secure at all points.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical sectional elevation of ourfloor-flange as it appears in use, showing a portion of the bowl and aportion of the soil-pipe. Fig. 2 is a plan view with the floor-flangedetached. Fig. 3 is a side elevation thereof looking in the direction ofthe arrow, Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a view of the under side of thefloorflange. Fig. 5 is a cross-section of one side of the packing orgasket before applied.

1 is the lower part or neck of the bowl.

2 is a soil-pipe. This pipe is usually formed of lead, and its upper-endis flanged outwardly and soldered securely to the inner edge of thefloor-flange.

The complete floor-flange is shown in Figs. 2, 3, and 4. Since it isimportant to understand the various-parts thereof, said parts will bedesignated by different referencenumerals.

3 is a shoulder over which and in intimate contact with which thesoil-pipe 2 is secured.

4 is a depending web of annular form which may be provided at the inneredge of the flange to afford ample bearing for the upper end of the pipe2, said web giving added rigidity to the flange and aiding the main web,hereinafter described, in resisting any bending strains.

5 is a seat for a packing-gasket 5*, formed of any suitable material.

The gasket is shown, Fig. 1, in place as itappears after the parts areassempled. This gasket is preferably made to have a crosssectional shapelike that illustrated in Fig. 5, in which the inner periphery is shownto be of greater thickness than the outer periphery. By thickening thegasket toward its inner edge a more effective joint may be made, sincethe corner at the inner edge of the floorflange where the pipe 2 makesconnection may be pressed well into said gasket before the clampingforce is distributed over the entire upper and lower surfaces.

6 is an upright web of generally circular outline. This web is spacedaway from the inner edge of the flange. In line with the web bolt holesor slots 7 7 are formed. 8 8 are clamping-bolts. In the drawings four ofthese slots 7 7. are shown, although in use it is seldom that more thantwo are availed of, these two being diametrically opposite.

9 9 are flange-supporting ears of relatively thin metal, extendingoutside of the circle formed by the web 6. .These ears 9 9 are usuallysecured to the floor 10 by woodscrews.

1 is the foot of the bowl 1.

8 represents nuts which may be fitted to the bolts 8 8 and by which thefoot of the bowl and the flange may be drawn toward each other.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the construction of the flangeas a whole is such that a uniformly-effective gas-tight joint maybeformed entirely round the inner edge of the fitting. If theconstruction were such that the flange could bend, the seat 5 might besprung substantially out of a given plane in case only two bolts wereused, with the result that while the joint would be entirely effectiveclose to the bolts it would be less effect ive and even faulty atintermediate points. By our construction the web being arrangedsubstantiallyin the line of pull of the bolts so stiifens the flangethat the strain will not bend it, but will be distributed equally allaround. The advantage of having the ears 9 9 outside of the web 6 andyielding is that should the flange be applied to the floor at such a lowplane (all around or at one side) that the foot 1 of the bowl wouldcontact with the floor 10 before the gasket is sufliciently clamped eventhen the parts may be drawn togetherstill more without breaking saidears or pulling the fastenings or breaking the porcelain foot 1 of thebowl. These dangers are avoided by making said ears so that they willyield sufficiently to permit the seat 5 to be drawn upwardly toward thebowl and into more intimate contact with the gasket.

It should be understood that our invention is not limited to theparticular use above re ferred to.

What we claim is- 1. In a device of the character described, an annularflat ring-like member, a seat thereon, a depending pipe-receiving flangeat the inner edge thereof, a depending reinforcing stiffening-web on theunder side of said annular member and outside of said flange, andfastening devices arranged externally of said seat but in such aposition relatively thereto as to distribute the pulling strain of saidfastening devices uniformly around said annular member.

2. In a flange of the character described, an annular member, a seatthereon, boltholes outside of said seat, a reinforcing stiffening-web ofannular form arranged to distribute the pulling strain of the boltslocated in said bolt-holes, and ears extending outside of saidstiffening-web and constituting sup porting means for said flange.

3. In a flange of the character described, an annular member, a seatthereon, boltme a;

holes outside of said seat, a reinforcing stiffening-web of annular formarranged to distribute the pulling strain of the bolts located in saidbolt-holes, ears extending outside of said stiffening-web, andconstituting supporting means for said flange, said ears being yieldingfor the purpose described.

4. In a floor-flange for the purpose described, a flat annular member, aflat seat thereon, a depending pipe-receiving flange, fastening orclamping devices outside of said seat, and an annular dependingreinforcing stiffening-web on the lower side of said annular memberoutside of said pipe-receiving flange, said clamping or fastening meansengaging with that portion of the flange in line with said annularstiffening-web, whereby the pulling strain when the fastening devicesare set up, will be distributed around said annul ar member uniformly.

Signed at New York city, New York, this 7th day of December, 1904.

ROLLIN 0. WILSON.

WILLIAM H. SCHULTE.

Witnesses: R; O. MITCHELL, L. VREELAND.

